Tag: submersible

NTD Evening News (June 22): 5-Person Crew on Missing Titanic Sub Presumed Dead: Coast Guard; Biden Hosts India’s Modi

The operator of a submersible vehicle that went missing while trying to view the Titanic wreckage in the Atlantic Ocean said on June 22 it’s likely all five people on board have died, while U.S. Coast Guard officials said a “catastrophic implosion” likely occurred. During a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…


Search for the Missing Titanic Submersible Passes the Critical 96-hour Mark for Oxygen Supply

The search for the missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic passed the critical 96-hour mark Thursday when breathable air could have run out, a grim moment in the intense effort to save the five people aboard. The Titan submersible was estimated to have about a four-day supply of breathable…


Remotely Operated Vehicles Join Subsea Search for Missing Titanic Submersible

The United States Coast Guard says two more remotely operated vehicles have joined the search for a submersible that lost contact with surface vessels on Sunday as it was diving to reach the wreck of the Titanic with five people aboard. The First Coast Guard District in Boston confirmed this morning on Twitter that the…


Rescuers Race Against Time to Find the Missing Sub in the Atlantic Bound for the Titanic Site

Rescuers in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean raced against time early Tuesday to find a missing submersible carrying five people on a mission to document the wreckage of the Titanic. The carbon-fiber submersible named the Titan, part of a mission by OceanGate Expeditions, carried a pilot, a renowned British adventurer, two members of…


In Race Against Clock, Expanding Fleet of Ships Searches for Submersible Lost Near Titanic Wreck

In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of ships and airplanes searched Tuesday for a submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. U.S. Coast Guard officials said the search covered 10,000 square miles (26,000 square kilometers) but…